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New materials in jailed Russian pilot Yaroshenko's case uncovered in US

The defense team of Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who has been convicted for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States and sentenced to 20 years in prison, has informed the court of the existence of documents that could prove the pilot’s innocence.

10:47 14.01.2015

US prosecutors witheld evidence in Yaroshenko case - lawyer

US prosecutors witheld evidence in the case against Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who had been convicted for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States and sentenced to 20 years in prison, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Yaroshenko's lawyer Alexei Tarasov.

10:36 11.12.2014

New York prosecutors refuse to review Russian pilot’s case

Prosecutors in New York City have rejected a request to review the case of the jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who cited unlawful actions that allegedly took place during his detention, his attorney, Alexei Tarasov, told RIA Novosti.

10:52 10.07.2014

Jailed Russian pilot says there’s a provocateur In Fort Dix

Aleksei Tarasov, attorney of jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko who is currently serving out a sentence for drug smuggling, says there is a provocateur in Fort Dix prison who’s endangering his client.

11:38 06.06.2014

US prison prepares a reply to Russian pilot’s health request

Officials at a US prison where Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko is serving a term for drug trafficking are preparing a response to a request for medical assistance for the convict, attorney Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti.

12:00 19.02.2014

Russian smuggler pilot pleads for release from US custody

Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in the US for involvement in conspiring to smuggle drugs, is experiencing health problems in US prison, and pleads to the Russian authorities for his extradition, his attorney Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti on Monday.

10:09 17.02.2014

Russia summons US envoy over concern with jailed pilot Yaroshenko

An envoy to the US Embassy in Moscow was summoned to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, where he was officially notified of concerns over the refusal by the US to hand over pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.

11:54 04.02.2014

Russia files another extradition request for smuggler pilot with the US

Russia’s Justice Ministry filed another request for the extradition of Konstantin Yaroshenko, a pilot who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in the US for involvement in conspiring to smuggle drugs, the Foreign Ministry’s human rights executive Konstantin Dolgov told RIA Novosti on Friday.

11:39 25.10.2013

US Supreme Court refuses to hear Russian jailed pilot case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear an appeal filed by Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who had been sentenced to 20 years in jail in the United States for involvement in conspiring to smuggle drugs.

14:40 17.10.2013

Russian pilot's defense seeks Russian and Ukrainian support in US court

A US judge has refused to accept documents proving that the US secret services' hunt for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko in Ukraine was illegal, lawyer Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti on the phone from Oklahoma City on Thursday.

12:51 04.07.2013

Russian pilot jailed in United States does not expect fair trial

Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot convicted in the United States, does not believe that he will receive a fair trial in a US court, he told Voice of Russia radio.

16:27 24.06.2013